Impeachment trial begins

Chief Justice of the Illinois Supreme Court, Thomas Fitzgerald, is escorted into the chamber before convening the first day of Gov. Rod Blagojevich's impeachment trial in the Illinois Senate.

Chief Justice of the Illinois Supreme Court, Thomas Fitzgerald, is escorted into the chamber before convening the first day of Gov. Rod Blagojevich's impeachment trial in the Illinois Senate. (Tribune photo by Michael Tercha)

Chief Justice of the Illinois Supreme Court, Thomas Fitzgerald, is escorted into the chamber before convening the first day of Gov. Rod Blagojevich's impeachment trial in the Illinois Senate.